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School: Baile an tSagairt (roll number 13985)

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Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Prionnsias Ua Coilín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1039, Page 70

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    Scurvy and Skin Diseases
    1. Boil Bogbean on water and drink a glass of the juice every morning before breakfast. (As a preventative this medicine is usually drunk in the months of February and March).
    Rheumatism
    1. Eat celery.
    Pain in the Ear
    1. Make small ball of black wool, dip it in brandy and place it in the ear.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Agnes Mc Callig
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Ellen Mc Cready
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    53
    Address
    Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Joe Mc Ginley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Rose O Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    83
    Address
    Binroe, Co. Donegal